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Awara Paagal Deewana (2002)

Awara Paagal Deewana poster
Original title
आवारा पागल दीवाना
Directed by
Vikram Bhatt
Genre
comedy film, action comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 49m
Rated
A
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets tangled up with a gang of criminals and a hitman. The story involves mistaken identities, double crosses, and chaotic chases.

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What happens

Awara Paagal Deewana (Wayward, Crazy, Insane) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Vikram Bhatt. Anu Malik composed the film's score with lyrics by Sameer. The plot is loosely based on the 2000 American film The Whole Nine Yards. Dion Lam, who worked on The Matrix and Hong Kong action films was the stunt director. The film's cast includes Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Preeti Jhangiani, Aarti Chhabria, Amrita Arora and Rahul Dev. Awara Paagal Deewana was released on 20 June 2002 to a global audience. It received mixed reviews from critics. The film was notable for lavish and exotic song sequences, action scenes involving Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty, and the performances of Paresh Rawal and Johnny Lever. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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